Saint Anthony's Church is a Roman Catholic religious complex on Picacho Street in

Casa Grande, Arizona Casa Grande (O'odham language, O'odham: ''Wainom Wo:g'') is a city in Pinal County, Arizona, Pinal County, approximately halfway between Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Tucson, in the U.S. state of Arizona. According to the 2020 ...

. The church, along with the associated rectory, was listed in the

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in 1985. The church is built of

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covered with

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and has

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influence. It was built in 1935. The north corner of its front facade has a bell tower surmounted by a small cross. The

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was built in 1936, and also is of Spanish Colonial Revival influence. Its interior has a large open beamed ceiling. The church or the rectory is also known as Murphy Hall.

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